TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Clement of Rome?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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a week ago
TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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7 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
TheCollector
Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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10 months ago
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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4 months ago
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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5 months ago
African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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a year ago
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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a year ago
TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
5 days ago
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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9 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
5 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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2 days ago
TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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4 months ago
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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a year ago
TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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2 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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2 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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a year ago
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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2 months ago
TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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a year ago
TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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4 months ago
TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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a year ago
TheCollector
Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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a year ago
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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a month ago
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
3 weeks ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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2 months ago
TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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12 months ago
Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a week ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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a month ago
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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a week ago
TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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9 months ago
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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a month ago
Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
8 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
a week ago
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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9 months ago
Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
TheCollector
Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
TheCollector
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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TheCollector
What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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TheCollector
12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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TheCollector
Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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TheCollector
P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
10 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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TheCollector
What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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9 months ago
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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TheCollector
Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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TheCollector
What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
a month ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
TheCollector
Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
TheCollector
Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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